Newsvine - myanmarhttp://www.newsvine.com/myanmarNewsvine - myanmaren-usCopyright 2015Mon, 17 Nov 2014 21:42:48 +0000Tue, 31 Mar 2015 21:05:12 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssMyamar Policy's Message to Muslims: Get out!http://krishna109.newsvine.com/_news/2014/11/09/26573691-myamar-policys-message-to-muslims-get-outhttp://krishna109.newsvine.com/_news/2014/11/09/26573691-myamar-policys-message-to-muslims-get-outthailandmuslimsmyanmarracismobamaworld-newsburmarohingyabengladeshthein-seinrakhinebuddhist-extremistsSun, 9 Nov 2014 21:44:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkMalaysia Offers Sex Courses for Elderly to Bring Back 'the Joy of Sex' | Fox Newshttp://mario692.newsvine.com/_news/2014/10/28/26469502-malaysia-offers-sex-courses-for-elderly-to-bring-back-the-joy-of-sex-fox-newshttp://mario692.newsvine.com/_news/2014/10/28/26469502-malaysia-offers-sex-courses-for-elderly-to-bring-back-the-joy-of-sex-fox-newsmalaysiaelderlyeducationsexmyanmarTue, 28 Oct 2014 15:26:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkLeprosy: Myanmar struggles with ancient scourgehttp://doyougiveup1.newsvine.com/_news/2014/08/21/25553272-leprosy-myanmar-struggles-with-ancient-scourgehttp://doyougiveup1.newsvine.com/_news/2014/08/21/25553272-leprosy-myanmar-struggles-with-ancient-scourgemyanmarworld-newsworld-health-organisationleprosyFri, 22 Aug 2014 03:55:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkFaith-Based Fanatics - NYTimes.comhttp://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2014/07/20/24909527-faith-based-fanatics-nytimescomhttp://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2014/07/20/24909527-faith-based-fanatics-nytimescomworld-cupreligionmuslimsmyanmarholy-landrick-perrybuddhistsfaith-based-fanaticssuccessor-to-prophet-muhammadpope-francis-argentinapope-benedict-germanyspokesman-for-deityworld-of-miserySun, 20 Jul 2014 14:41:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkWonderful Asian Water Festivals Are Giant Water Fights (Video)http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2014/04/17/23521745-wonderful-asian-water-festivals-are-giant-water-fights-videohttp://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2014/04/17/23521745-wonderful-asian-water-festivals-are-giant-water-fights-videothailandmyanmarodd-newsholidaysnew-yearvideosburmatraditionsbuddhistsThu, 17 Apr 2014 14:27:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postThe 969 movement of Buddhists in Burma (Myanmar)http://opiumpoetry.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/04/18750359-the-969-movement-of-buddhists-in-burma-myanmarhttp://opiumpoetry.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/04/18750359-the-969-movement-of-buddhists-in-burma-myanmarmyanmarislamworld-newsjihadburmaTue, 4 Jun 2013 15:33:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkJapan's Abe ends Myanmar visit with aid, debt write-off http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/26/18512633-japans-abe-ends-myanmar-visit-with-aid-debt-write-offhttp://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/26/18512633-japans-abe-ends-myanmar-visit-with-aid-debt-write-offjapanmyanmarworld-newsforeign-policyjapan-agrees-to-aid-and-debt-write-off-with-myanmarSun, 26 May 2013 20:19:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkWhite House visit by Burma&rsquo;s Thein Sein a sign of changing timeshttp://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/17/18322409-white-house-visit-by-burmarsquos-thein-sein-a-sign-of-changing-timeshttp://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/17/18322409-white-house-visit-by-burmarsquos-thein-sein-a-sign-of-changing-timesmyanmarworld-newsforeign-policyburmaeconomic-component-of-foreign-policyFri, 17 May 2013 16:44:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkWest won't pressure Myanmar over Muslim genocide: Dr. Kevin Barrett http://gpolya.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/22/17855618-west-wont-pressure-myanmar-over-muslim-genocide-dr-kevin-barretthttp://gpolya.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/22/17855618-west-wont-pressure-myanmar-over-muslim-genocide-dr-kevin-barrettuschinaamericasyriamyanmarobamaworld-newsbarrettwar-on-terrorrohingyamuslim-genociderohingya-genocideMon, 22 Apr 2013 05:58:17 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmarkMyanmar's leader: Nation needs to learn from pasthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17740447-myanmars-leader-nation-needs-to-learn-from-pasthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17740447-myanmars-leader-nation-needs-to-learn-from-pastyearmyanmarsoutheast-asianworld-newsasnew-yearSun, 14 Apr 2013 03:11:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this March 28, 2013 file photo, Myanmar President Thein Sein delivers a televised speech in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Thein Sein said Sunday, April 14, 2013 his country needs to learn from the violence and instability that has wracked the Southeast Asian nation over the last two years if it is to overcome the challenge of democratization. Thein Sein spoke in a radio address broadcast to mark the start a day earlier of a traditional New Year holiday that is celebrated by revelers across Southeast Asia with friendly water fights. (AP Photo/File)</p><p>Revelers on a vehicle are sprayed with water during the traditional Thingyan celebrations in Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Myanmar celebrated its annual water festival, known as Thingyan, from Saturday, marking the start of the New Year according to the traditional Buddhist calendar. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)</p><p>Revelers on vehicles are sprayed with water during the traditional Thingyan celebrations in Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Myanmar celebrated its annual water festival, known as Thingyan, from Saturday, marking the start of the New Year according to the traditional Buddhist calendar. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)</p><p>Revelers on a vehicle are sprayed with water during the traditional Thingyan celebrations in Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Myanmar celebrated its annual water festival, known as Thingyan, from Saturday, marking the start of the New Year according to the traditional Buddhist calendar. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)</p><p>Revelers are sprayed with water during the traditional Thingyan celebrations in Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Myanmar celebrated its annual water festival, known as Thingyan, from Saturday, marking the start of the New Year according to the traditional Buddhist calendar. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)</p>Myanmar sentences 3 Muslims for sectarian violencehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17717183-myanmar-sentences-3-muslims-for-sectarian-violencehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17717183-myanmar-sentences-3-muslims-for-sectarian-violenceviolencemyanmarworld-newsasFri, 12 Apr 2013 09:29:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postSuu Kyi meets with people from Myanmar in Japanhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17716480-suu-kyi-meets-with-people-from-myanmar-in-japanhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17716480-suu-kyi-meets-with-people-from-myanmar-in-japanjapanmyanmarnobel-peace-prizeworld-newsasaung-san-suu-kyiFri, 12 Apr 2013 08:31:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 file photo, Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, right, shakes hands with Japan's Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano following their meeting at Suu Kyi's lakeside residence in Yangon, Myanmar. Japan's long-deferred aspirations for a larger role in Myanmar are getting a boost this coming week with a visit by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The seven-day visit by Suu Kyi, starting Saturday, April 13, 2013, in Japan for the first time in 27 years, is highlighting Japan's interest in helping to craft a blueprint for Myanmar's economy and tapping its growth potential. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 file photo, Myanmar President Thein Sein, left, shakes hands with Japanese Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso during their meeting at Presidential House in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Japan's long-deferred aspirations for a larger role in Myanmar are getting a boost this coming week with a visit by Nobel Peace Prize laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The seven-day visit by Suu Kyi, starting Saturday, April 13, 2013, in Japan for the first time in 27 years, is highlighting Japan's interest in helping to craft a blueprint for Myanmar's economy and tapping its growth potential. (AP Photo/File)</p><p>Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, center, arrives at Narita international airport in Narita, near Tokyo, Saturday, April 13, 2013. The visit by Suu Kyi, in Japan for the first time in 27 years, is highlighting Japan's interest in helping to craft a blueprint for Myanmar's economy and tapping its growth potential. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, center, arrives at Narita international airport in Narita, near Tokyo, Saturday, April 13, 2013. The visit by Suu Kyi, in Japan for the first time in 27 years, is highlighting Japan's interest in helping to craft a blueprint for Myanmar's economy and tapping its growth potential. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, center, arrives at Narita international airport in Narita, near Tokyo, Saturday, April 13, 2013. The visit by Suu Kyi, in Japan for the first time in 27 years, is highlighting Japan's interest in helping to craft a blueprint for Myanmar's economy and tapping its growth potential. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to Myanmarese living in Japan and her supporters during a meeting in Tokyo, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Dozens of flag-waving well-wishers, including people from Myanmar, welcomed Nobel laureate and opposition leader Suu Kyi, who arrived Saturday for a weeklong visit to Japan. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)</p><p>Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, right, speaks to Myanmarese living in Japan and her supporters during a meeting in Tokyo, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Dozens of flag-waving well-wishers, including people from Myanmar, welcomed Nobel laureate and opposition leader Suu Kyi, who arrived Saturday for a weeklong visit to Japan. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)</p><p>A girl wearing a headband of National League for Democracy, along with her family waits for a gathering with Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Tokyo, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Dozens of flag-waving well-wishers, including people from Myanmar, welcomed Nobel laureate and opposition leader Suu Kyi, who arrived Saturday for a weeklong visit to Japan.(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)</p><p>A boy and her mother wearing t-shirts featuring Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi wait for a meeting with her in Tokyo, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Dozens of flag-waving well-wishers, including people from Myanmar, welcomed Nobel laureate and opposition leader Suu Kyi, who arrived Saturday for a weeklong visit to Japan. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)</p>Myanmar to open museum in late UN chief's househttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/06/17628471-myanmar-to-open-museum-in-late-un-chiefs-househttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/06/17628471-myanmar-to-open-museum-in-late-un-chiefs-housemyanmarmuseumunited-nationsworld-newsasunited-nations'as-myanmarthantu-thantSat, 6 Apr 2013 11:18:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postFormer US president concerned over Myanmar unresthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17616787-former-us-president-concerned-over-myanmar-unresthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17616787-former-us-president-concerned-over-myanmar-unrestcartermyanmarworld-newsasjimmy-carterFri, 5 Apr 2013 15:14:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter pours water on a Buddha statue as he visits the famed Shwedagon Pagoda Friday, April 5, 2013 in Yangon, Myanmar. Carter arrived in Myanmar Tuesday to support the country's ongoing democratic transition. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)</p><p>Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter gets ready to hit a giant bell during his visit to the famed Shwedagon Pagoda Friday, April 5, 2013 in Yangon, Myanmar. Carter arrived in Myanmar Tuesday to support the country's ongoing democratic transition. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)</p><p>Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, center right, poses with his wife Rosalynn Smith during their visit to the famed Shwedagon Pagoda Friday, April 5, 2013 in Yangon, Myanmar. Carter arrived in Myanmar Tuesday to support the country's ongoing democratic transition. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)</p><p>Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, fourth right, and his wife Rosalynn Smith tour the famed Shwedagon Pagoda Friday, April 5, 2013 in Yangon, Myanmar. Carter arrived in Myanmar Tuesday to support the country's ongoing democratic transition. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)</p><p>Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter delivers his public speech at a hotel in Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, April. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)</p>Buddhist, Muslims from Myanmar clash in Indonesiahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17607480-buddhist-muslims-from-myanmar-clash-in-indonesiahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17607480-buddhist-muslims-from-myanmar-clash-in-indonesiaindonesiaviolencemyanmarworld-newsasFri, 5 Apr 2013 03:26:13 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Indonesian police officers carry the body of an illegal migrant from Myanmar upon arrival at a hospital in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia Friday, April 5, 2013. Police said a violent brawl between Buddhist and Muslim asylum seekers from Mynamar in an immigration detention center in Belawan of North Sumatra early Friday leaving eight dead and 15 injured. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)</p><p>Indonesian police officers carry the body of an illegal migrant from Myanmar upon arrival at a hospital in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia Friday, April 5, 2013. Police said a violent brawl between Buddhist and Muslim asylum seekers from Mynamar in an immigration detention center in Belawan of North Sumatra early Friday leaving eight dead and 15 injured. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)</p><p>Indonesian police officers carry the body of an illegal migrant from Myanmar upon arrival at a hospital in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia Friday, April 5, 2013. Police said a violent brawl between Buddhist and Muslim asylum seekers from Mynamar in an immigration detention center in Belawan of North Sumatra early Friday leaving eight dead and 15 injured. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)</p>Myanmar communal unrest threatens reformshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17594420-myanmar-communal-unrest-threatens-reformshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17594420-myanmar-communal-unrest-threatens-reformsustroubledpoliticsmyanmartransitionThu, 4 Apr 2013 06:54:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Thursday, March 21, 2013 file photo, armed Myanmar police officers provide security around a smoldering building following ethnic unrest between Buddhists and Muslims in Meikhtila, Mandalay division, about 550 kilometers (340 miles) north of Yangon, Myanmar. Few imagined Myanmar would embrace democracy when the U.S. began its historic engagement with the military regime. The countrys rapid changes were lauded by visiting Western leaders, and the nations president was hailed as a hero. But spasms of spreading, communal violence show the reform path is bumpier that expected and have taken the sheen off a foreign policy success of the Obama administrations first term. (AP File Photo)</p>Myanmar police: 42 arrested over sectarian unresthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17593560-myanmar-police-42-arrested-over-sectarian-unresthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17593560-myanmar-police-42-arrested-over-sectarian-unrestviolencemyanmarworld-newsasThu, 4 Apr 2013 05:48:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post13 children die in Myanmar mosque firehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17558044-13-children-die-in-myanmar-mosque-firehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17558044-13-children-die-in-myanmar-mosque-firefiremosquemyanmarworld-newsasMon, 1 Apr 2013 23:49:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Members of Myanmar Red-Cross team and Muslims carry a body bag containing an unidentified victim's body to an ambulance after a fire broke out at a mosque in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Police in Myanmar said 13 children died when an electrical fire broke out at the mosque in the country's largest city. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)</p><p>Police officer Thet Lwin, right, of Yangon Region Police department talks to journalists during a press briefing outside a mosque following a fire in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Lwin (Tet Win) said the mosque in eastern Yangon sheltered about 75 orphans, and most escaped unharmed by running out of a door after police knocked it open. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)</p><p>Muslims carry a body bag containing an unidentified victim's body to an ambulance after a fire broke out at a mosque in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Police in Myanmar said 13 children died when an electrical fire broke out at the mosque in the country's largest city. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)</p><p>A member of Myanmar Red-Cross team walks between body bags containing unidentified victims' bodies loaded in a ambulance after a fire broke out at a mosque in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Police in Myanmar said 13 children died when an electrical fire broke out at the mosque in the country's largest city. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)</p><p>Members of Myanmar Red-Cross team and Muslims carry a body bag containing an unidentified victim's body to an ambulance after a fire broke out at a mosque in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Police in Myanmar said 13 children died when an electrical fire broke out at the mosque in the country's largest city. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)</p><p>Fire fighters walk outside of a mosque that a fire killed 13-children in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Police in Myanmar said 13 children died when an electrical fire broke out at the mosque in the country's largest city. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>Police officers stand guard outside a mosque that a fire killed 13 children in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Police in Myanmar said 13 children died when an electrical fire broke out at the mosque in the country's largest city. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>A Police officers patrols outside the mosque after a fire in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Police in Myanmar said 13 children died when an electrical fire broke out at the mosque in the country's largest city. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>Volunteers carry a body bag, containing a victim of a mosque fire in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Police in Myanmar said 13 children died when an electrical fire broke out at the mosque in the country's largest city. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>Muslim religious leaders gather at a mosque following a fire that killed 13 children at a mosque in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Police in Myanmar said 13 children died when an electrical fire broke out at the mosque in the country's largest city. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>Muslim people gather out side a mosque after a fire as Police officers stand guard in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Police in Myanmar said 13 children died when an electrical fire broke out at the mosque in the country's largest city. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>A Police officers patrols outside the mosque after a fire in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Police in Myanmar said 13 children died when an electrical fire broke out at the mosque in the country's largest city. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>Members of Myanmar Red-Cross team and Muslims carry a body bag containing an unidentified victim's body to an ambulance after a fire broke out at a mosque in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Police in Myanmar said 13 children died when an electrical fire broke out at the mosque in the country's largest city. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)</p><p>Police officers stand guard outside a mosque that a fire killed 13 children in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Police in Myanmar said 13 children died when an electrical fire broke out at the mosque in the country's largest city. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>Members of Myanmar Red-Cross team and Muslims gather outside a mosque after a fire broke out Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Yangon, Myanmar. A fire engulfed a mosque housing Muslim schoolchildren in Myanmar's largest city Tuesday, killing at least 13. Authorities, anxious over sectarian violence that has shaken the nation, quickly blamed the blaze on an accidental electrical short. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)</p>AP opens full news bureau in Myanmarhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17545303-ap-opens-full-news-bureau-in-myanmarhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17545303-ap-opens-full-news-bureau-in-myanmarapmyanmarassociated-pressworld-newsasMon, 1 Apr 2013 04:24:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Tuesday, March 26, 2013 file photo, Buddhist devotees visit Yangon's famous Shwedagon pagoda on Full Moon Day of Tabaung, the last month in the Myanmar calendar, in Yangon, Myanmar. The Associated Press has become the first international news agency to open a bureau in Myanmar since a reformist government took power two years ago and began relaxing restrictions on the media for the first time in decades. The Information Ministry informed the AP on Saturday, March 30, 2013, it had granted the news agency permission to open a full-fledged office in Yangon. Japanese broadcaster NHK was also granted permission. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win, File)</p><p>The Associated Press journalists, clockwise from left, Erika Kinetz, Yadana Htun, Aye Aye Win, Khin Maung Win and Zin Chit Aung attend a meeting in AP's new bureau in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, April 1, 2013. The Associated Press has become the first international news agency to open a bureau in Myanmar since a reformist government took power two years ago and began relaxing restrictions on the media for the first time in decades. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>The Associated Press journalists, clockwise from left, Yadana Htun, Khin Maung Win, Aye Aye Win and Zin Chit Aung are seated at AP's new bureau in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, April 1, 2013. The Associated Press has become the first international news agency to open a bureau in Myanmar since a reformist government took power two years ago and began relaxing restrictions on the media for the first time in decades.(AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p>Privately owned daily newspapers return to Myanmarhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/31/17540005-privately-owned-daily-newspapers-return-to-myanmarhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/31/17540005-privately-owned-daily-newspapers-return-to-myanmarnewspapersmyanmarworld-newsasne-winas-myanmarSun, 31 Mar 2013 15:20:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Kyaw Min Swe, chief editor in The Voice newspaper, holds a copy of his daily during an interview with the Associated Press in his office in Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, March 31, 2013. The reform process under President Thein Sein, who took office two years ago this month, has included the abolition of direct censorship of local media. On Monday, independent daily newspapers will be able to publish for the first time since 1964. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)</p><p>Journalists work in the newsroom of The Voice daily newspaper in Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, March 31, 2013. The reform process under President Thein Sein, who took office two years ago this month, has included the abolition of direct censorship of local media. On Monday, independent daily newspapers will be able to publish for the first time since 1964. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)</p><p>Journalists work in the newsroom of The Voice daily newspaper in Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, March 31, 2013. The reform process under President Thein Sein, who took office two years ago this month, has included the abolition of direct censorship of local media. On Monday, independent daily newspapers will be able to publish for the first time since 1964. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)</p><p>Kyaw Min Swe, chief editor in The Voice daily newspaper, gestures during an interview with the Associated Press in his office in Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, March 31, 2013. The reform process under President Thein Sein, who took office two years ago this month, has included the abolition of direct censorship of local media. On Monday, independent daily newspapers will be able to publish for the first time since 1964. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)</p><p>Newspaper sellers wait for a bus after receiving newspapers from a wholesale dispatcher in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, April 1, 2013. For most people in Myanmar, it will be a novelty when privately run daily newspapers hit the streets on Monday. Many weren't even born when the late dictator Ne Win imposed a state monopoly on the daily press in the 1960s.(AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>Customers buy daily newspapers from a roadside shop Monday, April 1, 2013, in Yangon, Myanmar. For most people in Myanmar, it will be a novelty when privately run daily newspapers hit the streets on Monday. Many weren't even born when the late dictator Ne Win imposed a state monopoly on the daily press in the 1960s. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)</p><p>A man carries daily newspapers on his shoulder to sell at his roadside shop Monday, April 1, 2013, in Yangon, Myanmar. For most people in Myanmar, it will be a novelty when privately run daily newspapers hit the streets on Monday. Many weren't even born when the late dictator Ne Win imposed a state monopoly on the daily press in the 1960s. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)</p><p>A Buddhist monk walks expecting alms as newspaper retailers sort newspapers on a sidewalk in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, April 1, 2013. For most people in Myanmar, it will be a novelty when privately run daily newspapers hit the streets on Monday. Many weren't even born when the late dictator Ne Win imposed a state monopoly on the daily press in the 1960s. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>Retailers sort newspapers on a sidewalk in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, April 1, 2013. For most people in Myanmar, it will be a novelty when privately run daily newspapers hit the streets on Monday. Many weren't even born when the late dictator Ne Win imposed a state monopoly on the daily press in the 1960s.(AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>A vendor sells newspapers to motorists during a traffic jam in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, April 1, 2013. For most people in Myanmar, it will be a novelty when privately run daily newspapers hit the streets on Monday. Many weren't even born when the late dictator Ne Win imposed a state monopoly on the daily press in the 1960s.(AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p>AP opens full news bureau in Myanmarhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/30/17531200-ap-opens-full-news-bureau-in-myanmarhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/30/17531200-ap-opens-full-news-bureau-in-myanmarmyanmarassociated-pressworld-newsasSat, 30 Mar 2013 19:05:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Tuesday, March 26, 2013 file photo, Buddhist devotees visit Yangon's famous Shwedagon pagoda on Full Moon Day of Tabaung, the last month in the Myanmar calendar, in Yangon, Myanmar. The Associated Press has become the first international news agency to open a bureau in Myanmar since a reformist government took power two years ago and began relaxing restrictions on the media for the first time in decades. The Information Ministry informed the AP on Saturday, March 30, 2013, it had granted the news agency permission to open a full-fledged office in Yangon. Japanese broadcaster NHK was also granted permission. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win, File)</p>In Myanmar, conflict threatens reform, 2 years onhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/30/17524328-in-myanmar-conflict-threatens-reform-2-years-onhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/30/17524328-in-myanmar-conflict-threatens-reform-2-years-onunderthreatreformmyanmarworld-newsas-myanmarwhen-myanmarda-shi-nawSat, 30 Mar 2013 05:22:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Feb. 2, 2013 photo, children play with toy pistols at a camp for displaced people in the town of Laiza, in northern Myanmar's Kachin-controlled region. Ethnic groups make up about 40 percent of Myanmars 60 million people, and there can be no stability without them. In the meantime, Laizas displaced population has sunk into depression, said La Rip, a local aid worker who heads a relief group called the Kachin Development Group. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)</p><p>In this Feb. 1, 2013 photo, children play outside a half-built classroom at a school inside a camp for displaced people in the town of Laiza, in northern Myanmar's Kachin-controlled region. Ethnic groups make up about 40 percent of Myanmars 60 million people, and there can be no stability without them. In the meantime, Laizas displaced population has sunk into depression, said La Rip, a local aid worker who heads a relief group called the Kachin Development Group. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)</p><p>In this Feb. 1, 2013 photo, children play in a half-built classroom at a school inside a camp for displaced people in the town of Laiza, in northern Myanmar's Kachin-controlled region. Ethnic groups make up about 40 percent of Myanmars 60 million people, and there can be no stability without them. In the meantime, Laizas displaced population has sunk into depression, said La Rip, a local aid worker who heads a relief group called the Kachin Development Group. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)</p><p>In this Jan. 31, 2013 photo, people wait for distributed food around dinner time at a camp for displaced people in the town of Laiza, in northern Myanmar's Kachin-controlled region. Ethnic groups make up about 40 percent of Myanmars 60 million people, and there can be no stability without them. In the meantime, Laizas displaced population has sunk into depression, said La Rip, a local aid worker who heads a relief group called the Kachin Development Group. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)</p><p>In this Jan. 29, 2013 photo, three children eat plums with salt at a camp for displaced people in the town of Laiza, in northern Myanmar's Kachin-controlled region. Ethnic groups make up about 40 percent of Myanmars 60 million people, and there can be no stability without them. In the meantime, Laizas displaced population has sunk into depression, said La Rip, a local aid worker who heads a relief group called the Kachin Development Group. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)</p><p>In this Jan. 29, 2013 photo, children play at a camp for displaced people in the town of Laiza, in northern Myanmar's Kachin-controlled region. Ethnic groups make up about 40 percent of Myanmars 60 million people, and there can be no stability without them. In the meantime, Laizas displaced population has sunk into depression, said La Rip, a local aid worker who heads a relief group called the Kachin Development Group. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)</p><p>In this Jan. 29, 2013 photo, a dog waits while its owner sorts out laundry at a camp for displaced people in the town of Laiza, in northern Myanmar's Kachin-controlled region. Ethnic groups make up about 40 percent of Myanmars 60 million people, and there can be no stability without them. In the meantime, Laizas displaced population has sunk into depression, said La Rip, a local aid worker who heads a relief group called the Kachin Development Group. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)</p><p>In this Jan. 31, 2013 photo, a boy plays inside one of the newly-dug bunkers at Je Yang IDP camp, where 8,000 people have been living after they fled from their villages since June 2011 when the war between Kachin Independence Army and Myanmar's government troops broke, in the town of Laiza, in northern Myanmar's Kachin-controlled region. Ethnic groups make up about 40 percent of Myanmars 60 million people, and there can be no stability without them. In the meantime, Laizas displaced population has sunk into depression, said La Rip, a local aid worker who heads a relief group called the Kachin Development Group. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)</p><p>In this Jan. 31, 2013 photo, a girl, background, eats her dinner while others line up to get distributed food at Je Yang IDP camp, where 8,000 people have been living after they fled from their villages since June 2011 when the war between Kachin Independence Army and Myanmar's government troops broke, in the town of Laiza, in northern Myanmar's Kachin-controlled region. Ethnic groups make up about 40 percent of Myanmars 60 million people, and there can be no stability without them. In the meantime, Laizas displaced population has sunk into depression, said La Rip, a local aid worker who heads a relief group called the Kachin Development Group. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)</p>PORTRAITS: In name of change, Myanmar buries pasthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17495808-portraits-in-name-of-change-myanmar-buries-pasthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17495808-portraits-in-name-of-change-myanmar-buries-pastmyanmarchangeportraitsworld-newsasof-changeprice-of-changesan-zaw-htweThu, 28 Mar 2013 06:28:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this March 25, 2013 photo, San Zaw Htwe adjusts a portrait of Independence hero Gen. Aung San in his room in Yangon, Myanmar. The former political prisoner will turn 39 on Saturday, March 30, the second anniversary of the day President Thein Sein took office and pledged to transform Myanmar from a military dictatorship to a free-market democracy. Thein Seins administration has made remarkable progress toward that goal, but at a price that San Zaw Htwe knows only too well: forgetting the past. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe) </p><p>In this March 25, 2013 photo, San Zaw Htwe meditates in his room in Yangon, Myanmar. The former political prisoner will turn 39 on Saturday, March 30, the second anniversary of the day President Thein Sein took office and pledged to transform Myanmar from a military dictatorship to a free-market democracy. Thein Sein's administration has made remarkable progress toward that goal, but at a price that San Zaw Htwe knows only too well: forgetting the past. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe) </p><p>In this March 25, 2013 photo, San Zaw Htwe walks in to his room with portraits of independence hero Gen. Aung San, and his daughter, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar. The former political prisoner will turn 39 on Saturday, March 30, the second anniversary of the day President Thein Sein took office and pledged to transform Myanmar from a military dictatorship to a free-market democracy. Thein Seins administration has made remarkable progress toward that goal, but at a price that San Zaw Htwe knows only too well: forgetting the past. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>In this March 25, 2013 photo, San Zaw Htwe gestures as he sits in his art studio in Yangon, Myanmar. The former political prisoner will turn 39 on Saturday, March 30, the second anniversary of the day President Thein Sein took office and pledged to transform Myanmar from a military dictatorship to a free-market democracy. Thein Seins administration has made remarkable progress toward that goal, but at a price that San Zaw Htwe knows only too well: forgetting the past. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>In this March 25, 2013 photo, San Zaw Htwe walks in to his room in Yangon, Myanmar. The former political prisoner will turn 39 on Saturday, March 30, the second anniversary of the day President Thein Sein took office and pledged to transform Myanmar from a military dictatorship to a free-market democracy. Thein Seins administration has made remarkable progress toward that goal, but at a price that San Zaw Htwe knows only too well: forgetting the past. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>In this March 25, 2013 photo, San Zaw Htwe, left, and his mother Ohn Khin smile in their home in Yangon, Myanmar. The former political prisoner will turn 39 on Saturday, March 30, the second anniversary of the day President Thein Sein took office and pledged to transform Myanmar from a military dictatorship to a free-market democracy. Thein Seins administration has made remarkable progress toward that goal, but at a price that San Zaw Htwe knows only too well: forgetting the past. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>In this March 25, 2013 photo, San Zaw Htwe prepares to leave his room in Yangon, Myanmar. The former political prisoner will turn 39 on Saturday, March 30, the second anniversary of the day President Thein Sein took office and pledged to transform Myanmar from a military dictatorship to a free-market democracy. Thein Seins administration has made remarkable progress toward that goal, but at a price that San Zaw Htwe knows only too well: forgetting the past. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>In this March 25, 2013 photo, Ohn Khin, mother of San Zaw Htwe, breaks down in Yangon, Myanmar. San Zaw Htwe, a former political prisoner, will turn 39 on Saturday, March 30, the second anniversary of the day President Thein Sein took office and pledged to transform Myanmar from a military dictatorship to a free-market democracy. Thein Seins administration has made remarkable progress toward that goal, but at a price that San Zaw Htwe knows only too well: forgetting the past. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>In this March 25, 2013 photo, Ohn Khin, mother of San Zaw Htwe, offers rice to a nun in Yangon, Myanmar. San Zaw Htwe, a former political prisoner, will turn 39 on Saturday, March 30, the second anniversary of the day President Thein Sein took office and pledged to transform Myanmar from a military dictatorship to a free-market democracy. Thein Seins administration has made remarkable progress toward that goal, but at a price that San Zaw Htwe knows only too well: forgetting the past. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>In this March 25, 2013 photo, San Zaw Htwe adjusts a portrait of Independence hero Gen. Aung San in his room in Yangon, Myanmar. The former political prisoner will turn 39 on Saturday, March 30, the second anniversary of the day President Thein Sein took office and pledged to transform Myanmar from a military dictatorship to a free-market democracy. Thein Seins administration has made remarkable progress toward that goal, but at a price that San Zaw Htwe knows only too well: forgetting the past. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>In this March 25, 2013 photo, San Zaw Htwe meditates in his room in Yangon, Myanmar. The former political prisoner will turn 39 on Saturday, March 30, the second anniversary of the day President Thein Sein took office and pledged to transform Myanmar from a military dictatorship to a free-market democracy. Thein Sein's administration has made remarkable progress toward that goal, but at a price that San Zaw Htwe knows only too well: forgetting the past. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p>Rights group: Myanmar gov't must punish riotershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17500935-rights-group-myanmar-govt-must-punish-riotershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17500935-rights-group-myanmar-govt-must-punish-riotersmyanmarriotworld-newsasthein-seinThu, 28 Mar 2013 00:39:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2013 file photo, United Nations Special Rapporteur for human rights in Myanmar Tomas Ojea Quintana talks to journalists during a press conference before his departure at Yangon International airport in Yangon, after Quintana concluded his six-day mission to Myanmar Saturday. The U.N. official, Tomas Ojea Quintana, urged Myanmar's government on Friday, March 29, 2013, to investigate allegations that security forces watched as Buddhist mobs attacked Muslims. He also said the government needed to do more to protect the country's Muslims. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win, File)</p><p>In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 satellite image made by EUSI, DigitalGlobe and ASTRIUM and released by Human Rights Watch, fire damage is seen in a residential area in Meikhtila, Myanmar, after recent riots. New York-based Human Rights Watch released before and after satellite images showing the destruction of entire neighborhoods in recent riots. (AP Photo/Human Rights Watch/EUSI/DigitalGlobe and ASTRIUM)</p><p>In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 satellite image by EUSI, DigitalGlobe and ASTRIUM and released by Human Rights Watch, a residential area is shown in Meikhtila, Myanmar, before recent riots. New York-based Human Rights Watch released before and after satellite images showing the destruction of entire neighborhoods in recent riots. (AP Photo/Human Rights Watch/EUSI/DigitalGlobe/ASTRIUM) </p><p>In this combination of satellite images made by EUSI, DigitalGlobe and ASTRIUM and released by Human Rights Watch Monday, April 1, 2013, a residential area in Meikhtila, Myanmar, is shown on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, top, and on Wednesday, March 27, 2013. New York-based Human Rights Watch released before and after satellite images showing the destruction of entire neighborhoods in recent riots. (AP Photo/Human Rights Watch/EUSI/DigitalGlobe and ASTRIUM) </p>General: Myanmar military staying in politicshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17479172-general-myanmar-military-staying-in-politicshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17479172-general-myanmar-military-staying-in-politicsmyanmarworld-newsasforcesarmed-forcesWed, 27 Mar 2013 02:43:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in yellow, talks with Deputy Border Affairs Minister Maj. Gen. Zaw Win, left, during Myanmars 68th anniversary celebrations of Armed Forces Day, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. The daughter of Aung San, Myanmars most famous general and founding father, Suu Kyi has reached out to the military which was known for its brutality during its half-century of absolute rule over the objections of some in her own party. (AP Photo/Nyein Chan Naing, Pool)</p><p>Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in yellow leaves after attending Myanmars 68th anniversary celebrations of Armed Forces Day, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. The daughter of Aung San, Myanmars most famous general and founding father, Suu Kyi has reached out to the military which was known for its brutality during its half-century of absolute rule over the objections of some in her own party. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>Myanmars commander-in-chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing salutes during Myanmars 68th anniversary celebrations of Armed Forces Day, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Speaking to thousands of troops at the annual Armed Forces Day celebration, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said Wednesday that the military must strengthen its capabilities with modern weaponry and training. He also said the country would like to deepen military engagement with other countries, particularly within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and will abide by international human rights conventions. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>Armored personnel carriers participate in a parade during Myanmars 68th anniversary celebrations of Armed Forces Day, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Myanmar's commander in chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said Wednesday that the military must strengthen its capabilities with modern weaponry and training. He also said the country would like to deepen military engagement with other countries, particularly within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and will abide by international human rights conventions. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>Myanmars military officers march during Myanmars 68th anniversary celebrations of Armed Forces Day, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Myanmar's commander in chief said the military will continue to play a political role as it supports the country's transition to democracy. Speaking to thousands of troops at the annual Armed Forces Day celebration, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said Wednesday that the military must strengthen its capabilities with modern weaponry and training. He also said the country would like to deepen military engagement with other countries, particularly within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and will abide by international human rights conventions. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>Myanmars military officers stand during Myanmars 68th anniversary celebrations of Armed Forces Day, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Myanmar's commander in chief said the military will continue to play a political role as it supports the country's transition to democracy. Speaking to thousands of troops at the annual Armed Forces Day celebration, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said Wednesday that the military must strengthen its capabilities with modern weaponry and training. He also said the country would like to deepen military engagement with other countries, particularly within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and will abide by international human rights conventions. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>Armored personnel carriers with artillery guns participate in a parade during Myanmars 68th anniversary celebrations of Armed Forces Day, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Myanmar's commander in chief says the military will continue to play a political role as it supports the country's transition to democracy. Speaking to thousands of troops at the annual Armed Forces Day celebration, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said Wednesday that the military must strengthen its capabilities with modern weaponry and training. He also said the country would like to deepen military engagement with other countries, particularly within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and will abide by international human rights conventions. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>Myanmars military officers stand behind a flower arrangement during Myanmars 68th anniversary celebrations of Armed Forces Day, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Myanmar's commander in chief said the military will continue to play a political role as it supports the country's transition to democracy. Speaking to thousands of troops at the annual Armed Forces Day celebration, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said Wednesday that the military must strengthen its capabilities with modern weaponry and training. He also said the country would like to deepen military engagement with other countries, particularly within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and will abide by international human rights conventions.(AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>Myanmars military officers stand during Myanmars 68th anniversary celebrations of Armed Forces Day, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Myanmar's commander in chief said the military will continue to play a political role as it supports the country's transition to democracy. Speaking to thousands of troops at the annual Armed Forces Day celebration, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said Wednesday that the military must strengthen its capabilities with modern weaponry and training. He also said the country would like to deepen military engagement with other countries, particularly within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and will abide by international human rights conventions. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)</p><p>Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in yellow, and Deputy Border Affairs Minister Maj. Gen. Zaw Win, left, attend Myanmars 68th anniversary celebrations of Armed Forces Day, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. The daughter of Aung San, Myanmars most famous general and founding father, Suu Kyi has reached out to the military which was known for its brutality during its half-century of absolute rule over the objections of some in her own party. (AP Photo/Nyein Chan Naing, Pool)</p><p>Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in yellow, and Deputy Border Affairs Minister Maj. Gen. Zaw Win, left, attend Myanmars 68th anniversary celebrations of Armed Forces Day, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. The daughter of Aung San, Myanmars most famous general and founding father, Suu Kyi has reached out to the military which was known for its brutality during its half-century of absolute rule over the objections of some in her own party. (AP Photo/Nyein Chan Naing, Pool)</p>